Place the apple, prunes and onion into a large pan and cover with 250mls of water. Bring to the boil and cook for 30 minutes, or until tender.

Add the remaining ingredients and cook until chutney-like in consistency.

Transfer to a blender and puree. Pass through a sieve and set aside to cool.

To make the Scotch eggs

Combine the sausage meat and minced venison and season with a generous pinch of salt.

Lay a large piece of parchment paper over the work surface and place 1/4 of the mix onto it. Lay a second piece of parchment paper over the top and press it down gently.

Use a rolling pin to roll the mince mix to a thickness of a generous 1/2 cm. Slide the mix onto a tray and chill in the fridge.

Repeat this process for the remaining 3/4 of the mix. Leave to chill for one hour.

Place the 10 eggs into a pan of boiling water and cook for 6 minutes. Remove from the pan, refresh under cold running water for 5 minutes and peel.

Remove one sheet of venison mix and lay it on the work surface. Peel off the top layer of parchment paper.

Use a saucer to make circular indents into the mix.

Carefully peel off one round of mince at a time and very gently wrap it around the egg ensuring it is evenly and thoroughly coated.

Place the egg in the fridge and methodically repeat this process until all the eggs are done. Leave the eggs to chill for an hour.

Mix the Nespresso Arpeggio grounds and breadcrumbs and set aside in a flat dish and similarly place the flour into a flat dish. Crack the additional 2 eggs into another dish and whisk briefly to loosen them.

Carefully roll the eggs in flour, shaking off any excess as you go, then coat them in the egg and finally roll them in the bread crumbs mix. Set aside in the fridge.

To serve:

Deep fry the scotch eggs in a fryer set to 180ºC until golden and serve with the brown sauce on the side.

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Qin Xie is a London based food, wine and travel journalist and trained chef.
When not infiltrating Michelin restaurants as a kitchen tourist, she writes about food, drink and travel. Her work has appeared on Yahoo, FT, The Times and CNN.
Her first cookbook, co-authored with YS Peng at Hunan Restaurant, is out March 2014.
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